Trunk-stay.



Nn.. www., PATENT@ AUG. 9, 1904.;

H; TERRY.

TRUNK STAY. Hmmm mm mr. u, 1m.

ChrlesH Terry WITNESSES! monk/fr naar i Patented August il), 1904.

SPECIFICATION forming part ot' Lettera Patent N0. 766.917. dated August; 9, A1904i. Application tiled January 12, 1904. Serial No. 188.685. No model.)

or Hanging over an edge ot" the har A, thu-s g formingr a flange (i. the same preferably ex- 5f' zen ot' the United States. residing' at Bristol. f

Connecticut. have invented certain new and l 5 usetul improvementsin'l`ruixk-Stays,ofwhich i the following;r is n clear, full.v sind exact dei lace ll. against which the side ot' the flange 55 Scription.

My invention relates to an improvement in trunk-stava.

xo '.l `he object of my inventionis to improve the strain by direct thrust of sind shoulder and simplify the construction and operation of such devices.

.\ly invention will he detined in the claims terminating this spccilication; i5 The drawings accompanyiincr herewith represent my invention embodied in the forms now preferred by me.

Figure 1 shows one` forni of my .stay np- E plied to a trunk oi' like hinged device, and 2o Figs. f2 and Il each represent a sliglitl,\tliil`ei ent form of construction of stay.

The traint-stay which is the subject of my invention consists of two hars or plates which are employed to connectl the top or cover and z5 the body-of the trunk near the hinges, the object of this device being to hohl the top while in itsraised position.

My device consists, essentially.' of two hare," or plates A and B, which are pivotally con- 3o nectcd with each other by means of n pivot 1C l und by pivots C and l) at the opposite or free ends, respectively. with the trunk-body and the trunk top or cover. Une of the hars, as the bar A. extends beyond the common or 35 central pivot E a stitlicientdistance that it may be provided with a stop adapted to en- L gage the other bar, B, to' prevent tlieirswing'- ine; baclnvard and downward when the top is raised beyond a certain point. 'Ihn-s stop is 4o preferably so placed in relation to the pivot and the contacting surface upon the other har as to permit the two bars to swim,r until their common or central pivot-point passes the line connecting their outer pivot-points. 45 There are various ways in which the stop which limits the swinging of the parts may be conatrncted. ln Figs. 1 and 2 i have shown this stop as being formed by turning i i l i i l tendini.lr from the extended end ot' the har A backward soniedistanee. This llangc maybe permitted tocontact directly with the .straight edgrc ol' the har ll. forming an inclined aurbears, niid a shoulder Il', against which the end ot the llanee (l may he caused to hear', thus makingr it possible to transmit n portion of against the edge of the lianire. 6G

ln Fig. l the two bars A. and B are shown as connected by a pivot E, which permits no movement at the pivot except a swinging movement. In Fig. *2 one of the hars. as the, har li', is shown as havin;r a `slot F extending 65 transversely thereof" and receiving the pivot pin E. '.lhis` permits a certain lateral or transverse movement ot' the two bars at this point and facilitates` the swinging of the central pivot past the center line. 'i0

The construction lshown in Fig. 3 similar to that shown in Fig. '2. except that the stop isdill'erently formed. In this case the `atop is formed by punching,r upwardly a .small :section (.i' of the bar the saine being severed from 75 the har'ui-ion the line which contacts with the plate B?, but otherwise not being severed.

The stops shown prevent the sit-aya from swinging* baclnvard and downward beyond a certain position. and the swinging of thepivot 3 past the central line prevents thepossibility ofthe stay being buckled or lient upward and forward by thrust thereon` so that the cover cannot be lowered unless the stay is iirst positively lifted upward at its center, 3S thus preventing accidental fall of the cover. Pressure of the cover forwzml will not alone double up the stay.. :la it must tirst be lifted until the central pivot passes the center line. All of the pivots of the stay should be suili- 9 ciently loose toswiiu,lr freely. so that when the top is'swung upward until the pivots are in line the center pivot will, as soon as the strain is released., drop down by gravity alone until its pivot passes the center line, thus locking the 9S toggle.

A Ar. ff A :Home pivoml mnneetion between :fniil hars..

:unl :i atop cmrietl hy one hat :unl nilnpieil. when the .may if; opened. to engage thi` other lnu lifter the central pivot luie: missed-.n iine :11min stopenwiecl hy one hnlinpositon to en eonneetixn;r tht` emi pivotx. the pivotiilconnection hetween :asiel lmra heini;l sniiivientl \"looSe so that when the stay is ol-wnetl nnll'ln n position inclined fiom the vertical. the weight of lengt* the inherit-hen thxcentrali pivot swings ilownnnwl met the line connecting the emi isiiots. sniil :dimly iwi-ng secured reswetivelv to tln` trunk-holly :imi topeo :is to peri-nit the venti-nl pivot tof-1\ii1gi1 \\':u|lnml forward to eollnpse the Sing. sniii stay standing nt nn :ingle to the veriienl when opened mail nll .will three. pivots Ewing snllieienllv loime so liant` the weight ofthe hars carries tlweentrnl pivot downward pesi the center line when the top is the hnxswill. by gravity, furry the central pivot pest .Quill line sonnet-ting the elnl pivots.

2. A stug. comprising t'wo arms pii'oteil i0- tether bye pin lot-:uml in n trmwverse slot in one of snisl imno, each :mn having n pivothole in its other end nml one umn heiner provided with :i stop which when seid Stay is opened is adapted to engage the other :mn

puffs heyonil n iint connecting,r the holes in the other ends of said :mns :intl lock suini stay.

3. lhe combinan-tion with et trnnlvhollyund n top hinged thereto. of n stay comprising two hars, one pivotal tothe body und the othelto the top nml nilziptetl to swing in n vertical plane, n pivotal connection between said bin-s,

Q mined.

4. A stay eompriing: two :mns pivoted together hy alpin loemetl in :1 sion substantially nt n' right :angie to one of miti 11min, each nrm having n pivot-hole in its other end und one 'iii-m being provided with n stop which when snit! stay is opened is adapted to engage the other nl'm :mil enlise the pivobpin to move in` m; sint nml msiliwyontl u line connecting the :unl enlise the pnobpln to move 1n its `lotI :md

hole` in the other ends of seid :mns und lock sind stay.

Signed zit; Kew York, N. Y., this Iltll'dny of January, 19H24.

. UIIARLES-H. TERRY. Witnesses:

Emmsox It. NEWELL, HEX-1:1 L. REYNOLDS.

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